DAPHNE
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Daphne,what a beam of beauty,- W% ?* }8 L! u& ` P
Thy blooming face,thy grace deity,& G: T! ]" D; I
Why wander hasty,! F- @6 e- z. C' l' S; {
Into a still laurel with undying love
( M# |% a" g5 G/ v8 Cto fly a poet's heart dove?: t- O# i8 C4 k) d9 q" T J0 |# K
! E$ h4 ^) Z% V' E" _) j4 p, K- L1 C x- LBy night luna-veiling, I can't see9 k P* o( Y, U; I
Thy statue-like grief as blue sea,
' G' v# f* @0 u- iThus only with Icarian wax-pinions,6 _# ?& j1 N' J. }: L8 s
Let me forward that bright zenith, }% n( c+ f i
Nearer,nearer,4 t6 y! i( F% C7 J1 e: d3 [$ `
To reveal his fierce pursuiting,
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